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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.; h' o3 u% U' g/ K
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With Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.
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- c7 M& T' [# v" N5 ?. O, n% A8 {The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
4 l( ~: @5 h, }$ C2 UChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
; t! c! _! L8 u8 W A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;( q% w- a( p; w6 ~/ M
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
5 T( s! A; E( N Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* @! N- I* a5 R6 t4 M
Severe obesity;5 r8 \1 Z. U6 K4 ^9 C( H
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and2 m, |+ a5 p( X* R5 j
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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# \( |" M# ]" L* Y; t/ w( t; ]"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."
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